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CLASSICS
LATIN

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LATIN 101 Introductory Latin (5) A&H
An intensive study of grammar, with reading and writing of simple Latin prose. First in a sequence of three. Offered: A.
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LATIN 102 Introductory Latin (5) A&H
An intensive study of grammar, with reading and writing of simple Latin prose. Second in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: LATIN 101. Offered: W.
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LATIN 103 Introductory Latin (5) A&H
Reading of selections from classical Latin literature. Third in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: LATIN 102 or LATIN 300. Offered: SpS.
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LATIN 300 Introductory Latin, Accelerated (5) A&H
Intensive introduction to classical Latin. Not accepted as upper-division credit toward a major in Latin or classics. Does not satisfy foreign language proficiency requirement. Cannot be taken for credit if credit received for LATIN 101. Offered: WS.
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LATIN 301 Introductory Latin, Accelerated (5) A&H
Intensive introduction to classical Latin. Not accepted as upper-division credit toward a major in Latin or classics. Does not satisfy foreign language proficiency requirement. Cannot be taken for credit if LATIN 101 already taken. Prerequisite: LATIN 300. Offered: SpS.
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LATIN 304 Introductory Readings in Latin Literature (5, max. 15) A&H
Introduction to reading Latin literature in prose and poetry from various Latin authors; grammar review. Recommended: either LATIN 103 or LATIN 301. Intended to be taken prior to LATIN 305 or more advanced classes. Offered: S.
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LATIN 305 Introduction to Latin Literature (5) A&H
Readings in prose and poetry from various Latin authors; elementary exercises in Latin prose composition. Intended as first in a sequence of three. Recommended: one year of college-level Latin or equivalent. Offered: A.
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LATIN 306 Cicero and Ovid (5) A&H
Readings from the orations of Cicero and the poetry of Ovid; elementary exercises in Latin prose composition. Intended as second in a sequence of three. Recommended: one year of college-level Latin or equivalent. Offered: W.
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LATIN 307 Vergil (5) A&H
Selections from the first six books of the Aeneid; elementary exercises in Latin prose composition or metrics. Intended as third in a sequence of three. Recommended: one year of college-level Latin or equivalent. Offered: Sp.
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LATIN 401 Medieval Latin Literature to 1200 (3) A&H
Texts read in Latin; cultural and historical contexts discussed. Presupposes year and a half of Latin or equivalent. Informal individual guidance available to members of class handling medieval or Renaissance Latin texts in their research.
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LATIN 402 Later Medieval and Renaissance Latin Literature (3) A&H
Texts read in Latin; cultural and historical contexts discussed. Presupposes year and a half of Latin or equivalent. Informal individual guidance available to members of class handling medieval or Renaissance Latin texts in their research.
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LATIN 404 Advanced Readings in Latin Literature (5, max. 15) A&H
Advanced readings in Latin literature in prose and poetry from various Latin authors; grammar review. Recommended: either LATIN 103 or LATIN 301. Intended to be taken prior to more advanced classes at the 400 level. Offered: S.
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LATIN 405 Undergraduate Seminar in Classics (5, max. 15)
Seminar on a broadly defined topic in classics. Includes reading in Latin or Greek as appropriate for individual students. Additional readings of works in English translation and works of scholarship chosen to give undergraduate majors familiarity with research methods and perspective on the discipline.
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LATIN 412 Lucretius (3) A&H
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LATIN 414 Seneca (3) A&H
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LATIN 422 Livy (3) A&H
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LATIN 423 Cicero and Sallust (3) A&H
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LATIN 424 Tacitus (3) A&H
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LATIN 447 Roman Lyric (3) A&H
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LATIN 449 Roman Elegy (3) A&H
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LATIN 451 Roman Satire (3) A&H
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LATIN 457 Roman Drama (3) A&H
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LATIN 458 Roman Epic (3) A&H
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LATIN 461 Latin Literature of the Republic (3-5, max. 15) A&H
Readings and discussion of selected authors from the era of the Roman Republic.
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LATIN 462 Latin Literature of the Augustan Age (3-5, max. 15) A&H
Readings and discussion of selected authors from the Augustan era.
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LATIN 463 Latin Literature of the Empire (3-5, max. 15) A&H
Readings and discussion of selected authors from the Roman Empire.
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LATIN 465 Roman Topography and Monuments (5, max. 10) A&H
Study of the material remains of ancient Rome from the archaic period through the imperial age. Reading of source materials and inscriptions in Latin. Conducted in Rome. Offered: Sp.
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LATIN 475 Improvement of Teaching: Latin (5) A&H
Offered: jointly with EDC&I 438.
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LATIN 490 Supervised Study (*, max. 18)
Special work in literary and philosophical texts for graduates and undergraduates.
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LATIN 500 Grammar and Composition (5)
Translation of passages from English to Latin for the purpose of acquiring advanced knowledge of the grammar and style of the classical tongue.
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LATIN 501 Vergil (5)
The Aeneid.
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LATIN 502 Horace (5)
Odes or Epistles.
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LATIN 503 Plautus and Terence: Early Republican Literature (5)
Plautus and Terence.
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LATIN 504 Philosophy at Rome (5)
Selected philosophical works of Cicero and other sources for Hellenistic and Roman philosophy.
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LATIN 506 Cicero (5)
Select speeches, with attention to rhetorical theory and/or letters.
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LATIN 508 Silver Latin Literature (5)
Selections from Martial, Lucan, and Petronius.
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LATIN 510 Roman Historians (5, max. 10)
Caesar, Livy, and Tacitus.
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LATIN 512 Augustan Poetry (5, max. 15)
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LATIN 520 Seminar (5, max. 45)
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LATIN 540 Topics in Latin Literary History (5, max. 25)
Reading of a range of Latin texts by various authors. Offered: AWSpS.
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LATIN 565 Seminar in Rome (5, max. 10)
Study of selected topics and authors in Latin literature. Conducted in Rome.
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LATIN 590 Supervised Study (*, max. 18)
Prerequisite: permission of Graduate Program Coordinator.
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LATIN 600 Independent Study or Research (*-)
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